Good things come in Willie Nelson duets

I was trying to come up with a pot-use joke to open this number up but this is the first thing that came to mind when I thought about the country crooner.

The second thing was his famous friends.

Through the years, Nelson’s performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in music. His tour bus will be rolling into Winnie on Saturday when Nelson and Family take the stage at Nutty Jerry’s.

Anticipating the show, we thought it would be fun to go through the singer songwriter’s catalog to find some of his most unique duets.

Here are five that have helped shape his career:

Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson — Superman (2011)

Both men enjoy, umm, horticulture. One can only imagine how this collaboration came together but it somehow works. Nelson paces this bluesy tune while Snoop Dogg sings along and not half bad.

Ray Charles and Willie Nelson — Seven Spanish Angels (1984)

Charles brings some serious soul to this country ballad. It’s filled with western imagery and the two actually have some serious vocal chemistry and harmonize well together.

Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson — Basin Street Blues (2008)

There are some serious Chicago style blues numbers on this album. This song is one of the Highlights. Marsalis’ trumpet complements Nelson’s frail voice very well on this blues standard.

Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson — To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before (1984)

Iglesias’s voice sounds extremely classical. This is the type of the song you don’t want dedicated to your girlfriend. You might end up leaving alone.

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard — Pancho and Lefty (1983)

Two Legends covered this Townes Van Zandt tune. That’s all I need to say about that one. Willie Nelson, left, shakes hands with Merle Haggard while performing at the Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas in 2007. The duo topped the charts in 1983 with their rendition of ‘Pancho and Lefty.’ The Associated Press file photo